Reviews

Upside Down, Natural Woman, Think of you, they were all in attendance at the opening show. Ledisi did not disappoint her fans in this long awaited return to London

It had promise, the trailer is hysterical. but did the Netflix telling of this Trisha R. Thomas tale live up to the billing? Read my review to find out

On a delightfully warm, sunny August afternoon, four cousins skip work, to celebrate a birthday, sip prosecco, and watch the revival of Jesus Christ Superstar in a park in the middle of London

Maze are timeless. The music, the melodies, the lyrics, oh my word, I finally got to see them LIVE!

Last night on BBC3 I watched a harrowing documentary film about the plight of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). If you haven’t seen it, I urge you to take a look and take in the subject matter, then I urge you to tell everyone you know about it and get them to watch it as well. The programme ‘The world’s most dangerous place for women’ is available right now on BBC iPlayer (link). ...

Last night I took a work friend of mine from India to the Student final show at Byam Shore, which is a college of the University of the Arts London. This image was taken there and shows some of the highly creative work that was on display by this year’s graduating class. This particular body of work was by an artist that based his work around the homeless. The images are in black and white save the eyes of the subject which are vivid, bright and clear. ...

Set in one of Rio De Janeiro’s 600 ghettos, Vigario Geral, Favela Rising charts the story of Anderson Sa, Jose Junior and AfroReggae on a journey from outlaws to social revolutionaries. In their debut feature, directors Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary allow us to see inside the notorious ghettos of one of the world’s most fascinating cities. In 1993, the killing of four police officers by a single druglord sparks the massacre or 21 residents of Vigario Geral by Rio’s military police. ...